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Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:10:27 -0400
From:	"Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc.)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
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To:	Luke Lake <luke DOT lake AT au DOT iocore DOT com>
CC:	"'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	Re: GCC permission issue
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Luke Lake wrote:
> Hi,
> I am using gcc to compile a simple c program. When I execute the .exe I get
> an error message saying I don't have permission. 
> 
> When I use ls -l the permissions are -rwxr-xr-x. I cant change the
> permissions using chmod nor am I sure what I should change them to. 
> 
> I realise chmod does not work in CYGWIN but what are the methods of changing
> the permissions for the program to execute?


See the FAQ entry:

Why doesn't chmod work?
<http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC45>


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